Mark 4 : 17

The Peshitta omits the initial conjunction καὶ / et, beginning the clause asyndetically with ܘܠܝܬ ('and there is not'), which itself contains a prefixed waw. This represents a stylistic difference in clause connection rather than a semantic divergence.

Greek ἐν ἑαυτοῖς ('in themselves') and Latin in se employ reflexive pronouns, while Peshitta uses ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ (b-naphshehon, 'in their souls/selves'), a Semitic idiom using 'soul' (ܢܦܫܐ) as the reflexive marker. All three convey internal rootlessness with equivalent semantic force.

Greek uses the adjective πρόσκαιροί with copula εἰσιν ('they are temporary'); Latin mirrors this with temporales sunt. Peshitta employs a genitive construction ܕܙܒܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ (d-zabna enon, 'of time they are'), expressing temporariness through a nominal phrase rather than an adjective—syntactically distinct but semantically equivalent.

The Vulgate inserts a colon after temporales sunt, creating a stronger syntactic break before the temporal clause. Neither Greek nor Peshitta manuscripts transmit punctuation at this juncture, though the semantic division is implicit in all three traditions.

Greek εἶτα ('then'), Latin deinde ('thereafter'), and Peshitta ܘܡܐ (w-ma, 'and when') all mark temporal sequence, but the Peshitta form introduces a temporal-conditional nuance ('and whenever') that slightly shifts the aspectual profile from simple succession to iterative possibility.

Greek employs the genitive absolute γενομένης ('having happened'), Latin uses the perfect participle orta ('having arisen'), while Peshitta uses the perfect ܕܗܘܐ (d-hwa, 'that happened'). All three express anterior action, but Peshitta embeds this in a relative clause rather than an absolute construction.